Advanced Practice-Anesthesiology Opening in Shreveport, LA

CRNA opening in Shreveport, LA The CRNA has the responsibility and accountability for providing advanced nurse practice while administering anesthesia to patients. This job is responsible for preparing and administering anesthesia agents to surgical and obstetrical patients under a delegating physician. Responsibility and accountability of anesthesia services lies with the Medical Director. Position Details

• Assess patients peri-operatively
• Perform patient history and physical
• Review patient records to determine health status
• Review results of diagnostic tests, treatments, and orders as appropriate
• Make post-op rounds
• Provide patient and family education
• Perform routine procedures including: - Draw venous/arterial blood - Administer general, regional, and local anesthesia - Administer injections - Place NG tubes - Administer local infiltrative anesthesia - Placement of central venous lines and Swan Ganz lines
• Provide regional anesthesia under a delegating physician, including: - Topical - Infiltration - Spinal - Epidural - Intravenous - Upper and lower body blocks - Other peripheral blocks
• Initiate orders and transcribe orders of collaborating physician
• Intravenous catheter placement
• Administer fluids, blood and/or blood products, muscle relaxants, vasoactive and cardiac drugs
• Mechanical ventilation
• Resuscitation techniques
• Cardiopulmonary bypass technique
• Autotransfusion
• Hypotensive and hypertensive care
• Hypothermia management